I sh*t you not - North Korea sends balloons of faeces into South

riffmongous

South threatens escalation.

US spokesman accuses Russia of having supplied the excrement in return for North Korean artillery shells, noting reports of low food supplies in North.

North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting authorities to warn its residents to stay indoors.

South Korea's military also cautioned the public against touching the white balloons and the plastic bags attached to them because they contain "filthy waste and trash".

North and South Korea have both used balloons in their propaganda campaigns since the Korean War in the 1950s.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported that "some of the fallen balloons carried what appears to be faeces judging from its dark colour and odour".

Earlier this month, a South Korea-based activist group claimed it had sent 20 balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang leaflets and USB sticks containing Korean pop music and music videos across the border.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nn2p32zrzo

zell12

And?

What does the South send them?

Silentcorner

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353751/i-sh-t-you-not-north-korea-sends-balloons-of-faeces-into-south

I smell b##lshit!

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198910#Comment_122198910

I'd wait for South Korean confirmation of exactly what animal produced the ballon-faeces before jumping to any conclusions

Bobson Dugnutt

Fecoterrorism.

Silentcorner

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198920#Comment_122198920

Sorry, my contribution was a poor attempt at humour!!

amacca

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198922#Comment_122198922

I think this deserves more recognition.

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198922#Comment_122198922

A bit corny.

BagofWeed

'US spokesman accuses Russia of having supplied the excrement', that's an absolute classic altogether. The irony.

nachouser

I think I'll see which way the wind is blowing before making my mind up on this.

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198928#Comment_122198928

No worries I got it :D I was just trying to run my joke into the ground

tohaltuwi

Sure it’s not a flock of flying ostriches?

Hoboo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122198978#Comment_122198978

Yet they haven’t eaten corn in months 🤷‍♂️

Kingslayer

They must have been watching Malcolm in the middle. The lads used balloons to poo bomb a group of rapping grannies .

Loafing Oaf

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353751/i-sh-t-you-not-north-korea-sends-balloons-of-faeces-into-south

North Korea has dropped at least 260 balloons carrying rubbish in the South, prompting authorities to warn its residents to stay indoors.

South Korea's military also cautioned the public against touching the white balloons and the plastic bags attached to them because they contain "filthy waste and trash".

South Koreans are paying no heed to these warnings and dealing with these drop(pings) in the appropriate manner

elperello

How to win friends and influence people ...

Not.🙂

fly_agaric

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353751/i-sh-t-you-not-north-korea-sends-balloons-of-faeces-into-south

Where did that line about the Russian "excrement" being used to fill the balloons come from? It is not in the article…did you add it yourself as a joke? Is chatGPT hallucinating again?

Wasn't Putin (reportedly) having his "output" collected and saved when he goes on a foreign trip?

TheValeyard

This lil prankster seen running from the scene.

standardg60

During WW2, Japan launched balloons with bombs attached across the Pacific to attack America, some of them actually made it!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu-Go_balloon_bomb

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122199605#Comment_122199605

Are you accusing me of Fake News???

riffmongous

I mean it should be clear that that particular line is made up and indeed fake

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122199631#Comment_122199631

That little rascal

fly_agaric

Forgive me, forgot to turn my brain on this morning!

Luna84

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122199690#Comment_122199690

Why do that? I know everyone hates Russia atm so I will add Russia supplied the sh*t. WHY?

Cluedo Monopoly

It's novel. I like it. I pardon them.

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122199715#Comment_122199715

Because it should be clear that it's a joke but since the rest of the story is so bizarre yet true, it can catch you out if you're not paying attention, which provides a pertinent lesson on the dangers of getting your news from third hand sources.. check the source!

It's a satirical criticism of the current geopolitical situation.

It actually subverts the article title, it's meta bro.

But really I just found it funny and wanted to post something a little light hearted based on a weird story. The other points are just faux intellectualism.

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122199676#Comment_122199676

With different climate conditions they could have maybe been useful as firestarters I suppose. They do remind me of that little panic the US had a little while ago over the Chinese spy/weather balloons. That whole incident died a death didn't it

magicbastarder

I reckon the effect of these 'attacks' has been inflated.

Leg End Reject

I read this to see how they managed to get shıte into balloons, I'm disappointed to find out they attached bags to the balloons.

I was also hoping they'd conducted DNA analysis to determine it was of Russian origin. 😂

I'm calling ya out, ya Russian shıte in a bucket bag.

TinyMuffin

think I’ll volunteer to do the balloons for the mother in laws 60th birthday bash 😎

riffmongous

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122200032#Comment_122200032

I guess since they are under sanction they struggled to get enough Guinness to do the job and had to settle for just attaching the bags. A little underwhelming alright